29. Break the habit of picking at the skin around my nails. Youch! It hurts!

30. Bungy jump from the world's tallest bungy jump from Bloukrans bridge in South Africa.

31. Have a “signature dish”—something that everyone will ask me to bring to a potluck.32. Go ice fishing.33. Get all of my amazing girlfriends across the nation together for an unforgettable weekend.34. Spend a month in the woods with nothing but the pack on my back and whatever I can carry in it.35. Use the phrase “the last time I was in Thailand” in a completely legitimate way.36. Own my own company.37. Learn how to clean and cook and entire fish.38. Play with a baby elephant

41. Live in a foreigncountry42. Play tennis at a 4.0 level (right now I'm a measly 2.75)43. Learn the names of the constellations44. Beat my Mom at Scrabble (never. going. to happen.)45. Start a compost pile46. Buy a gorgeous piece of stained glass47. Learn how to be a good haggler48. Wear a two-piece with ease again49. Be an extra in a movie50. Learn how to play chess

Hopefully you guys are still asleep and no one is awake at 6:35 am getting ready for work! Most of you know this but I am NOT a morning person. At my last job one of my co-workers was C, former roommate and a college bff, and women who we worked with asked C if I didn't like them because I refused to talk to them in the mornings. I then felt like I had to go explain to them, it's not you I hate in the morning but simply the entire world. I hate mornings. And to be honest, I hate morning people; or hate them in the mornings at least!

Hostels are not really sleeping friendly environments. I realized the other day that I have not slept straight through the night since I arrived in Europe. In a hostel there is always someone snoring or a drunk person coming home loudly at 4 am or someone with a disgusting hacking cough or someone waking up and packing with the lights on at 5 am. This lack of full sleep only adds to my early morning hatred.

So, if you encounter me somewhere across the world here is my best advice:

1. Don't take my anger personally2. Don't try to talk to me. Seriously, chitchat in the morning will be received with only one word responses and the death glare.3. Ignore my giant ponytail that I have yet to fix that is awkwardly dangling from the side of my head because I'm too tired to raise my arms and make myself look some what presentable.4. Wait until I talk to you.

Once I talk to you then you know I am now ready to incessantly talk about nothing (as I am prone to do) and I, once again, feel filled with raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes, and all of my of other favorite things.

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After spending my college years and first years of being an adult (ack!) in Dallas I packed my things and backpacked through Europe alone for 3 months. I then headed to culinary school at Johnson & Wales. Finally before tackling a career and a morgage I'm seeing the world! Want to know more? Read away! You can email me at goodbyedallashelloworld@gmail.com !